Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-02-25
Volume XLIII.---No. 81.

denies him the unmolestst and equal
of these rights, under jutlre tacu.
law, and endeavors to sec s hing anu
tious Importance by establ?Sl {ea
fostering favored classes, to fatSl~
upon the toll and misery Of others,
is an outrage upon natural eqnity and
justice, and ought to be resisted to the
DEATH
"If I'm designed yon loriag's slave,
i Bv Natures law designed
Why was an independent wish
I Fer placed within my mind 2"
is the protest of universal humanity
against all inequality of law. and in
justice of admini>tration-a protest
founded upon an essential truth, that
neither the violence of rulers, nor the
CLOSES of their sycophantic apoligists
will ever avail to extinguish, or per-
manently obscure!
The violation Of this principle of
natural equity, in the practical work
Of government, has been productive of
evil. and only evil, in its effects upon
the Interests Of humanity 1t has per-
verted authority from its Legitimate
purpose Of protection, to that of out
rage and oppr ssion 1T has debased the
moral sense. and extinguished the con-
scious dignity Of the masses, and made
them the blind and slavish tools to ex-
ecu'e the ruthless schemes Of willy and
ambitious despo's; it has engendered
war, with all Its horrors, and filled tho
world with widows tears and orphans
cries; in short, in all its aspects and
tendencIes, it has been the active
agent, if not the efficient cause of
''man's inhumanity to man which
makes countless thousands mourn"
Nor has the church been altogether
free from its b,leful influence. Found
ed Originally for the most benevolent
of purposes, the evil spirit Of ambition
has sometimes usurped the control Of
those who direct its temporal policy,
and made them the active promoters
of schemes repugnant to its true prin-
clples, and contrary to the ends it is
designed to accomplish. So that il
has too often degenerated into formal
and domineering ecclesasticism, intent
only on maintining its outward pres
tige, and enforcing conformity to its
requirements. by any means that pro-
missed success. Hence, intolerance
and bigotry have been substituted for
charity and benevolence, and the
demon of persecution has been sent
abroad to ravage AMI destroy, where
IuuquesticTing obedience Was not
reheerfullv rendered.
THUS. It vii 5s seen afeseF III
vigilance is the price" not only of lib
erty, but of truth itself, in its practical
application to human affairs; and
man can only hope to enjoy the one,
and maintain the other, by resolute
and unfaltering resistance to oppres-
sion and wrong, come from what
source they may. But apart from
these primary associations, who Sc vital
Importance seemed to require some ex-
tended notice, there are others, of
secondary character, the intrinsic value
of which may also be measured by the
nature of the objec's they have in
view. Of these, some are general in
their purposes, and may be regarded
as auxiliaries either of the government,
or Of the church; others, more re
stricted in their scope, are intended to
subserve special interests. Bat, how
ever different their aims, they all
depend for their success upon the in
telligent application of certain general
principles. brief exposition of which
may not be inappropriate to the pres
ent occasion.
1t may be remarked generally that
the conditions of success in the case
of an association are pretty much the
same as in the case of an individual.
Indeed, the only material difference
between the subjects themselves, re-
lates to personality rather than to
character. The association is sup
posed TO concentrate In itself the
united energies Of all its different
members, and is, therefore, the great
sr, by the prepon lerance Of force that
this combination gives it. But both
must be governed by the same laws,
and subjected to the same methods. In
neither case is success assured, but in
both it must be fought for and
achieved.
OF the conditions, the first. in order
of time, if not of importance, is def
mite and practicable obj CT. This
seems an essential prerequisite to the
very existence Of an ass ciatlnn. 1t is
the primary inspiration Of its org nj
zttion, and the great cohesive iorce
that holds 1t together through all the
vicissitud,s it may eLcounter. 1t is
the p,int to which all its actions must
tend. the C. nter to "hich all is efforts
must converge. AS the sun illumi-
mates its satellites, and endowS them
with life and energy. 50 the ohi'ct of
an associate gives it all the dignity it
has, all the value it possess S.
\ vast deal of force is often wasted
for want of IA definite purpose. With
but vague aid misty perception of
what he should aim to achieve, the in
dividual frequently ,xpends his ener-
gies upon a multitude Of objects. hav-
ing no relation to common design,
and, after exhausling his resourc in
the Improbable struggle, retires with
"a conviction Of at least comparative
failure. If no overwhelming disaster
has overtaken Kim, his success has
been, by no means proportionate to
theamount of force expended. Where
as, the same efforts concentrated upon
one object, and directed to one end,
would have removed all obstarles. ana
secured the desired result. The ex-
perienced commander of besleging
army does not assail all parts of the
enemy's lines alike, but he selects
some particular point, and concen-
trates the fire Of his batteries upon it,